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Edward BellamyEdward BellamyAmerican author, most famous for his utopian novel set in the year 2000, Looking Backward[?] Other books by him are: Dr. Heidenhoff's Process and Miss Luddington's Sister External Link
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a mile at least to leeward of his object, and, without even raising
close to the wind. Then, and then only, did he venture to look
present state of the wreck. It was dead to windward of him, in the
shawl fluttering as before; for Tier had fastened one corner to a
leaving the part which might be called the fly, to rise at moments
some distance.html">distance.html">distance. He saw also the heads and the bodies of those on the
on, the water.html">water. The distance may have contributed a little to this
the hold of the vessel, as to permit it to sink altogether beneath
relief of the sufferers.
Notwithstanding the boat sailed particularly fast, and worked
Passing away to the north-east a sufficient distance, as he thought,
happiness to see that every foot he proceeded was now in a direct
the fins had disappeared. He felt little doubt that they had
larger, and so much more attainable prey. This increased his
the very moment it was leaving a wake full of eddies and little
boat was set to leeward of her course by a current, though this
progress, would have had at least as great a drift as the boat. At
after a run of about twenty minutes--came near the goal he so
wreck, and of those on it. The hull of the schooner had, in truth,
sustained stood already knee-deep in the water. This was
crowding around the spot, rendered the whole scene frightful. To the
from a fate more terrible than drowning, for his boat fell so far to
wreck, he called out to encourage his friends, begging them to be. All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
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